Familiar rivals will meet today at the climax of the T20 extravaganza
Castrol Activ Zip Factor throws all the archaic parameters for analyzing a T20 game out of the window. Here is how:
This is what the zip factor captures amazingly. It discounts all the things one has done in the past and calculates zip factor scores for a single day. A look at the table will tell the composition of impactful players in the Indian side.
Castrol Activ Zip Factor throws all the archaic parameters for analyzing a T20 game out of the window. Here is how:
It
is a dream shared by two but only one can achieve it.
This
ICC Trophy will make India hold all the three big ICC trophies-a distinctive coveted
feat of supremacy. It will be a new high for the captain cool Dhoni, who has
yet again brought out his heart amidst the controversies in the
background. On the contrary, the Sri
Lankans will look to avenge the 2011 World Cup loss by clinching the T20 trophy
as a souvenir for the two modern-day legends Jayawardene and Sangakkara.
The records say that India has an edge over the neighbours
with a record of 9-8 in all major finals between these countries since the T20 World
Cup 2007. What will concern Sri Lanka more is that India has been more dangerous
of late. India’s winning streak in this world cup has had an air of
invincibility about it. Both the teams have played a lot and there will be
nothing under the veil before the Asian rivals meet tonight at the Sher-e-Bangla
National stadium at Mirpur. The in-form spinners in both camps will look to reproduce
the good work they have done so far in the extravaganza.
All
this hoopla about favourites and track record, however, is thrown out of the
window in a T20 clash where lightening cameos and maiden overs can change the
course of the match. The format of the T20 game is such that that just one
impact player can play that jaw-dropping knock or bowl that astonishing spell
and all the discussion about form and history becomes futile. This aspect of
‘impact’ is now captured by the new Zip factorFacebook App developed by Castrol Activ Scooter. .
This
Zip Factor App is an uncomplicated way of measuring the impact of a player’s
performances on the game. In a format like T20, where the traditional
factors like batting average and number of runs scored take a backseat, there
was a compelling need to capture the ‘zip’ with which the game is played.
Unlike a test or an ODI, a 6-ball 22 cameo is more impactful than a 40-ball 40.
For every match played in the ICC T20 World Cup, Zip factor calculates the
impact of each player using relevant parameters like strike rate and boundaries
for batting, wicket and dot balls for bowling and run-outs and catches for
fielding.
And
it is so relevant in every bit of the logic the formula carries.
For
instance, when a batsman plays an innings that has an immense impact on the
game, does it even matter what credentials and CV he brought to the field that
day? Does it matter how many runs he made if the pace of his runs was more
important for the team? Obviously, no!
This is what the zip factor captures amazingly. It discounts all the things one has done in the past and calculates zip factor scores for a single day. A look at the table will tell the composition of impactful players in the Indian side.
Ravichandran Ashwin
|
49.67
|
Amit Mishra
|
48.09
|
Rohit Sharma
|
46.88
|
Virat Kohli
|
44.50
|
Ravindra Jadeja
|
37.21
|
The table ranks Ashwin’s
impactful performance on a single day in the tournament. A glimpse at the table
will tell Sri Lanka the players who can take away the trophy from them because of
the bearing they can have on a game. The reputations don’t matter here, nor do
past milestones. Surprisingly to many, Rohit has had more impact on a single
day than Kohli, which has been the case when Rohit has set the stage on fire
with his lightening cameos at the top.
The concept of analysing
a game is made simple by a elementary question the Zip factor app asks instead
of many irrelevant ones- “What is the impact that player has in the game?”
To know more about
this concept and check zip factors for every game in the World Cup, you can go
here:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/castrolcricket
Twitter: twitter.com/castrolcricket
App: bit.ly/ZFapp
Two best teams of this series will finally clash horns, deservedly. But
the one with greater strength on paper won’t win. The trophy will belong to the
one is more impactful.
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